Christian Fantasy: From 1200 to the PresentThis is the first account of invented stories involving the Christian supernatural. In their development a central concern is found to be the fantasy-making human imagination itself, at first seen as a obstacle to Christian purpose, but more recently given freer rein. |
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For thirteen years before he wrote down his Heaven and Hell ( 1758 ) , Swedenborg soberly tells us , he was in direct communication with angels , who were pleased to give him a full account of every aspect of the heavenly and hellish ...
For thirteen years before he wrote down his Heaven and Hell ( 1758 ) , Swedenborg soberly tells us , he was in direct communication with angels , who were pleased to give him a full account of every aspect of the heavenly and hellish ...
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To some extent it may be said that Swedenborg's treatment of the Bible fits in with his age , in which the supernatural aspects of Scripture tended to be downplayed for a more ' rational ' and conduct - oriented faith ; but Swedenborg's ...
To some extent it may be said that Swedenborg's treatment of the Bible fits in with his age , in which the supernatural aspects of Scripture tended to be downplayed for a more ' rational ' and conduct - oriented faith ; but Swedenborg's ...
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Sigstedt , The Swedenborg Epic , pp . 202-3 , is sure that Swedenborg had read Paradise Lost . This idea is directly parallel to the mechanical principles governing the universe as portrayed in Swedenborg's Principia in vol .
Sigstedt , The Swedenborg Epic , pp . 202-3 , is sure that Swedenborg had read Paradise Lost . This idea is directly parallel to the mechanical principles governing the universe as portrayed in Swedenborg's Principia in vol .
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The French Queste del Saint Graal 122 | 12 |
The Commedia | 21 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Christian Fantasy: From 1200 to the Present |
| Author | Colin Nicholas Manlove |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0333558901, 9780333558904 |
| Length | 356 pages |
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